a journal of discovery, conviction, and walking with the poor and orphaned of Rwanda

Monday, June 22, 2009

Clipping Day

Today was Clipping Day for the entire family. I got a long overdue haircut. My strange hair presents a bit of a challenge to my Rwandan barber (from the Congo). The "Semper Fi" plaque on the wall was an ominous clue as to what was coming. The end result is not exactly a stylish Marie Olmstead/Vidal Sassoon cut, but that is not any concern here in Rwanda.

Although there was some disagreement on the issue, it was also time for the Crested Cranes to get a little trim.

I said "Go! Hawk!, not Mohawk!Now I look ridiculous!"

Speaking of the Cranes.... Sister Susan has reminded me that I intended to seek your assistance from the blogosphere for suggestions of names for these beautiful, but ferocious guardbirds,... you know, like Okee & Dokee, or Humpty & Dumpty, or Homer & Marge, or Tom & Mary,... whatever. Please give me an idea by clicking on "Comment", below.

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Not About Me

I am reluctant to do the Bio thing. Nothing "about me" should be the focus here, except as this open journal may resonate with (or provoke) your own thoughts. But I offer this much: After 30 years as an attorney, I am now a typical Halftimer who is determined to move beyond success to significance. Inspired and convicted by three sons (Tommy, Nathan & Wesley) who live passionate and adventurous lives, I am now privileged to participate in the exciting social changes and development occurring in Rwanda and elsewhere in Africa, hoping to empower the desperately poor. But I must be very clear on this: I am just your average coward. Suffering and sacrifice are very foreign concepts to me. However, I now believe that life comfortably ensconced in a safe cocoon misses out on too much of what might be learned, experienced, and shared with others in the Majority World, many of whom are crying out in desperate need, and some of whom beam with smiles and contentment such as I have seldom seen. I want to know them and their lives.